diff --git a/openclfunctions.cpp b/openclfunctions.cpp
index 0d1b06c..741b5fb 100644
--- a/openclfunctions.cpp
+++ b/openclfunctions.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ bool checkOpenCLAvailability(QString& error)
     else {
         error = "Could not find a OpenCL library";
     }
-#elif defined(__linux__)
+#elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
     // Try to find the OepenCL library on one of the following paths
     static const char* libraryPaths[] = {
         "libOpenCL.so",
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ bool checkOpenCLAvailability(QString& error)
         "/usr/local/lib/libOpenCL.so.1",
         "/usr/local/lib/libpocl.so.1",
         "/usr/lib64/libOpenCL.so.1",
-        "/usr/lib32/libOpenCL.so.1"
+        "/usr/lib32/libOpenCL.so.1",
+        "/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework",
+        "/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Versions/A/OpenCL"
     };
     void* libOpenCL = nullptr;
     for (auto libraryPath : libraryPaths) {
diff --git a/openclfunctions.h b/openclfunctions.h
index e422c63..f6a636d 100644
--- a/openclfunctions.h
+++ b/openclfunctions.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <CL/cl.h>
 #include <QDebug>
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
 #include "windows.h"
diff --git a/operatingsystem.cpp b/operatingsystem.cpp
index 7152007..ea31651 100644
--- a/operatingsystem.cpp
+++ b/operatingsystem.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 #include "operatingsystem.h"
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include "TargetConditionals.h"
+#endif
+
 OperatingSystem operatingSystem{};
 
 void getOperatingSystem()
@@ -51,7 +55,11 @@ void getOperatingSystem()
     operatingSystem.type = 2;
 #elif defined(__linux__)
     operatingSystem.type = 1;
-#elif __APPLE__
-    // @todo: dinstinguish between macos and ios
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX
+    operatingSystem.type = 3;
+#else
+    operatingSystem.type = 4;
 #endif
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
+}